Norman Whiteley Trust

Analysis

Norman Whiteley Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Norman Whiteley Trust reported income of £233k and spending of £176k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £136k to £233k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 488%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Norman Whiteley Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (Eccr) (£233k), Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project (£233k) and Tylorstown Welfare Hall Limited (£233k).